In 2020, the Greater Belleville Chamber of Commerce created a new holiday tradition for area families and we are BACK for year three, bringing holiday cheer to your family and hope you decide to join us at the Skyview Drive-in for “Movie Night with Santa” on December 2, 2023. This year’s feature presentation is the classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer. Attendees will get to see Santa as he drives through the lot to hand out candy to children before the movie begins. There will also be a limited number of spots to purchase a professional photo with Santa. Photos do need to be reserved at the time of your movie ticket purchase. Families can purchase their tickets online for $25 per vehicle. The movie will begin at 6:15pm. Photos with Santa are an additional $10…
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School Supply Giveaway Events Bliss Events Teen Night Back 2 School Party & Supply Drive July 28Teens are welcome to dance, have pizza & soda AND score some free school supplies! Bliss Events hosts Teen Nights on Fridays from 7-10pm. Supplies will also be collected after the event. Click event link for more info. Logan & Logan Back to School Event August 6Logan & Logan in partnership with M.A.M. Cares is hosting their annual Back to School Giveaway. There will be giveaways along with on-site dental exams by Dental Safari. Click event link for more info. Where to Donate Bennie’s Pizza Pub Classroom Supply Drive August 25You can enjoy dinner & a concert and help stock the classrooms of our local teachers. “Here at Bennie’s we love to give back. In…
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On Friday, May 5th, Leadership Belleville participants spent a day together at The Weingarten and gave a presentation reflecting on what they had learned over the past 9 months. That evening, a dinner was hosted at St. Clair Country Club for our newest Leadership Belleville graduates and their guests, employers and alumni. We celebrated the graduates for successfully completing the nine month leadership journey of community awareness and self-reflection. This is truly a program that builds our future leaders. Thank you to all the Chamber members who gratuitously hosted this class and to all the committee members who spent many hours planning the days. A special thanks to Eric Schauster for serving as the committee chair. For anyone interested in Leadership Belleville, The application for the 2023-2024 Leadership Program will be available soon! Leadership…
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A Letter from Belleville Dist. #118 Superintendent, Ryan Boike: Hello to everyone. In the past we, as a District, have come together in a service project called “Drive Away Hunger”. This project was created by our District Character Education Committee. The response to our efforts to “drive away hunger” in our community has been overwhelming and as a result, we have delivered over 165,000 items on school buses to our Belleville food pantries. We will hold the 2023 Drive Away Hunger service project this year. This year to make the donation bigger and better, we will continue to partner with other schools in the Belleville community. There are many more individuals and families struggling this year and the food pantries are in desperate need of supplies. Simply put, they need our help. The project will…
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